Basing the Estimated Probability of an Event on How Similar

question 82

Multiple Choice

Basing the estimated probability of an event on how similar it is to the prototype of that event is termed the _____ heuristic.

• A)conjunction
• B)availability
• C)representativeness
• D)gambler's

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